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CFP
PB
CFP

Patrick Bransford

27 Years of Experience
Washington, DC
Broker

Patrick Bransford is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Oppenheimer & CO. INC., based in Washington, DC, with 27 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 37,605 clients with $32B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
1135 advisors
Number of Clients
37,605 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$862K average
Assets Under Management
$32.4B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K
Minimum Annual Fee:$250

Oppenheimer offers several investment management programs with different fee structures:

  • Fahnestock Asset Management (FAM): Fees up to 2.5% of your portfolio. Commissions are also charged on certain FAM accounts.
  • Alpha: Clients pay brokerage commissions and ticket/handling charges on securities transactions.
  • Preference: Fees up to 2.25% of your portfolio. Additional charges may apply based on trading activity.

Minimum account sizes vary depending on the program and the types of investments included in the account. The minimum annual fee for FAM and Preference accounts is $250, but this is waived if the account is at least $50,000 or household advisory accounts are at least $250,000.

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Location

1801 K Street Nw, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20006

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Employment History
Current Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
December 2025 - Present · 5 mos
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
November 2025 - Present · 6 mos
Previous Registrations
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State Registrations9 states
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